Celtic transfer news: Club-record fee for Kasper Hogh agreed as Ipswich Town sign Daizen Maeda
Celtic have agreed a club-record £11m deal to sign Kasper Hogh from Bodo/Glimt, as Daizen Maeda joins newly promoted Premier League side Ipswich on a three-year deal; Denmark international Hogh is set for his Celtic medical on Monday, before signing a four-year deal at Parkhead
Sunday 26 July 2026 16:37, UK
Celtic have agreed a club-record fee of £11m plus add-ons to sign striker Kasper Hogh from Bodo/Glimt, while Daizen Maeda has completed his move to Ipswich Town in a £10m deal.
The Denmark international is in London and due to undergo a medical on Monday, before travelling to Scotland to finalise the paperwork on a four-year contract.
"Without going too deeply into it, that's the calibre of player that we'd be looking for, who has scored goals in the Champions League," said Celtic boss Martin O'Neil after Saturday's 2-2 draw with AC Milan.
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"I'm hoping that players coming into the football club who are of some sort of substance, I think that would be the exciting thing for fans.
"For most of the time that I was here last season, we struggled to score goals. Maeda came up brilliantly for us in the last six or seven weeks of the season, but we didn't have that recognised striker. So that would be a big plus for us if we can do that."
Denmark international Hogh has been Celtic's number one centre-forward target this summer and is set to sign a four-year contract, with Celtic holding the option to extend the deal by a further year.
They made an enquiry for him in the January transfer window but due to Bodo's success in the Champions League he decided to stay on for that run - where he scored in their famous win over Atletico Madrid on their way to the last 16.
Hogh scored 53 goals in 102 appearances for Bodo/Glimt.
Maeda, meanwhile, exits Celtic. The Japan international was a key player for the Hoops since joining under Ange Postecoglou in 2022, but had never hidden his desire to play in the Premier League.
Maeda scored 79 goals for Celtic and won five Premiership titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups.
He struggled for much of last season, but refound his form towards the end of the campaign with nine goals in the last seven matches of the season as the Hoops secured a league and cup double.
After the end of the season, Maeda reiterated his desire to play in England's top tier.
"Naturally, I will miss him," O'Neill said.
"He was in his last year of his contract. Before I came here, the club made him a real big offer, in our terms, at least 16 months ago. And the lad refused to do it in the sense that he wanted to play in the Premier League if he could, or the Bundesliga.
"So I will obviously miss him, but I'm delighted for him at the same time, genuinely delighted for him.
"He deserves the move because he's been fantastic for the club. We will miss his presence around about the place and Ipswich will be getting somebody that they will grow to really like."
Maeda joins the newly-promoted Tractor Boys on a three-year deal after scoring for Japan at this summer's World Cup as they reached the last 32 before losing to Brazil.
The key dates of Ipswich's 2026-27 season
August 22: Premier League campaign starts
January 9: FA Cup third round
March 21: Carabao Cup final
May 22: FA Cup final
May 30: Premier League season ends
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